Official Mobile Home Axle info

[Oxjockey]

I wrote the the Dexter's 'Ask the Expert' folks and got a reply as lisred below. I haven't read into all of it, but here's the response:



Please revisit our website and click on the choice "Service Literature"

on the left side of the window. The Dexter Axle Operation Maintenance

Service Manual is available for viewing online by clicking on "View

Complete Catalog" under the Service Manual: 600 - 8,000 lbs. Capacity

Section or click on this link

http://www.dexteraxle.com/pdf_files/service_literature/pdfs/6_complete_brochure.pdf





The other option that we offer is to mail you a FREE copy of the same

manual directly to your home. Simply click on the "Order Service

Literature" from the "Service Literature" page and fill out the online

order form or click on this link

http://www.dexteraxle.com/service_literature/form.php



You will want to request LIT-001-00 and possibly include the Running

Gear Catalog LIT-122-00, and the Kit Catalog LIT-119-00 to help in

identifying and ordering parts. Your MHU axle is very similar to our

axle model D60 with 12 x 2" electric brakes.

Replacement seal kit is K71-305-00

Replacement outer bearing kit is K71-307-00

Replacement inner bearing kit is K71-390-00

Replacement complete brake assembly is K71-536-00 for your left hand

brake.

Replacement complete brake assembly is K71-537-00 for your right hand

brake.

or Replacement shoe & lining kit K71-048-00.

Replacement magnet kit K71-105-00.



You are correct that your axle is NOT the "one time use" axle that

everyone thinks it is. The axles with the bolt on brake are the utility

version which was very similar to the true mobile home axle with the

weld on brake.



Christine Bachman

Application Engineer

 

[redramnc]

Does this mean that the welded-on backing plate axles are "one-time use" axles?



If so then why do MH movers always want to know if you want to sell your trailer axles after you get it set up? Is it because they routinely use the one-time axles a second time (or until they cook a bearing and lock up, at which point they slap another one-time axle under it and keep going)?



Recycling..... gotta love it.